My Rugby Team

This is the rugby team I have been helping coach since I got here. They are all Grade Nine boys, and most of them are in their first year of playing rugby. That means they have the size of a NZ 15 year old, but the Skill of a NZ 12 year old and the Game Knowledge of a NZ 8 year old! The school has 4 teams: Senior Boys, Junior Boys, Midgets and Girls. Ours is the Midget team. They train after school four days a week and play after school on Friday. We won the final of our district competition 10-7

That took us to the Provincial champs, where we played 3 games on the Sunday, then returned on Monday for semi's and finals. We won two and lost one on Sunday, making us second qualifiers from our pool. On Monday we won our semi-final, before drawing the final 5-5.
Here's where it gets bizzare. Because it was a draw we had a kick-off where three players from each team kicked from the 22. one from the 15m line one side of the field, one from the 15m line the other side of the field and one from the centre. So, we lost the Provincial Championships 2-1 in a kick-off. We were gutted!

Corey, on the left, is the captain. He was running around dizzy for a bit in the final, and by the time we took him off he fell on the ground and started vomiting! Mac, on the right, is one of the locks.

Chris was named MVP in the final. He plays 7, but could really play anywhere.